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    Reader writes: Oppose ag-gag bill

    Eleven states have introduced so-called “ag-gag bills” in 2013, and all have failed because of strong public outcry – except in North Carolina.

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    Reader writes: Public has right to now

    As a wolf in sheep’s clothing, the N.C. Chamber of Commerce is trying to sneak Senate Bill 648 past consumers. Disguised as offering business protections, SB 648 would actually effectively halt whistleblowing investigations by criminalizing whistleblowers. The state of North Carolina already...

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    Reader writes: A Good Samaritan in Clayton

    This is just a quick note to tell you about my experience with a business in Clayton.

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    Reader writes: Tea Party groups asked for scrutiny

    Tooling south on Interstate 95 in Harnett County recently, I came upon two troopers who had pulled an SUV with Florida plates and five more troopers involved in what appeared to be a speed trap. It set me to thinking about the most-recent outrage that the media and Congress are perpetrating on the...

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    Want to save the planet? Eat less meat

    A review of 12,000 papers on climate change, in the May 15 issue of Environmental Research Letters, found that 97 percent of scientists attribute climate change to human activities. Although we’re unlikely to reverse climate change, we can mitigate its effects by reducing our driving, energy...

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    Reader writes: I’ve done nothing wrong

    Several years ago, a dear friend shared with me a story about an Amish farmer who was tending his land one spring afternoon. A traveling stranger approached and asked the farmer if he was a Christian. The farmer stopped what he was doing, wiped the sweat from his brow and replied, “It really...

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    Reader writes: Student deserves better

    I do not personally know Cole Withrow, nor anyone associated with him. However, I am appalled at how this young man is being treated. From reports, he is one of the upstanding young people whom we want in our schools and one who tried to do the right thing. Yet he is being treated like a criminal.

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    Reader writes: Let’s open Smithfield government

    A new bridge opened recently in Smithfield. One town council member, Emery Ashley, is trying to open Smithfield town government. Accordingly, all Smithfield residents who believe in fair and open government should give Mr. Ashley a much-deserved “thank you” for his determination to...

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    Reader writes: Free Cole Withrow

    First, the school system suspended Eagle Scout Cole Withrow for 10 days and had him charged with a felony violation of G.S. 14-269.2, despite the fact that a change in the law, effective Dec. 1, 2011, requires that the violation occur “knowingly,” which was clearly not the case with...